Fourty Eight (1/1)

Emma's POVI wonder to myself what Youngbae will say to Nu'Est, and how they'll react. I'm also trying not to remember my night with Minhyun. God, I was stupid...I stand up off my bed, and look for my cat. I've decided to name him Chess. I find him fighting imaginary monsters in my closet, clawing at my clothes that dangle low enough for him to reach. I pick him up, stroking him and scratching behind his ears."Who's a pretty kitty cat?" I ask him, walking back to my bed with Chess in my arms. "You're a pretty kitty cat!" I gush at him, smiling. I'm a completly different person around pets. I always make a fool of myself when I talk to them like that, but since I'm alone, who cares? My stomache grumbles as I lay down on my bed, moving Chess onto my chest. He apperently doesn't like that very much, because he stands up and walks down my stomache and left leg to my feet, where he jumps off the bed. He walks to the door and stares up at it. Then he claws at the crack between the door and the frame, trying to get it open."You wanna get out?" I ask him again, sitting up and leaning forward on my elbows. "Does Chess wanna be let out?" I am answered with silence and more clawing. I don't know what I was expecting, maybe a meow or something. I stand up, and cross to the door. I take care not to step on anything, especially Chess's tail. I open the door, close it once Chess has sprinted out of the room, and walk back to my bed. I reach for my phone out of habit and boredom. I scroll through my messages, and see Kevin's conversation.I select it, and type out a message.Heyyy! How you doin?Then I put down my phone to avoid obsessing if he doesn't reply right away. But I'm saved the trouble, as my phone vibrates in my hand to signify a message recieved.Hey girl! Wassup?

I'm doing good, just ordered some Domino'sNice! Youngbae just gave me a kitty cat!For real?! Awesome! What's it look like and what'd you name it?It's all black except for one white paw and some white tips on its ears and around its nose. Green eyes, male, absolutely adorable!

I named him Chess.Awww...

Why did your big brother give you a kitten?We fought and this was his way of making it upOh...Yeah. So... What's new?Nothing much

Oh, yeah, me and the boys went to the amusement park with Jessica!Jessica, I think to myself. The name sounds familiar... I know who she is, I just need a face to put to the name...Cool! Do you have any pics?Yeah, hold on!There was about a minutes pause, and then three pictures were sent. The first one was of Kevin, Michael, and Eric in the car. None of them had their arms in the right position to have taken the picture, so I assume Jessica took this one. The second one was of Michael and Eric in their swim trunks, their hair wet and flopping into their eyes, the wave pool in the background. The third one was of Kevin, his arm trown carelessly around a girl's shoulder, both of them in swim suits. The girl's wet hair was slicked back, and her eyes twinkled as she smiled. I take it she's Jessica. And I know who she is.She's the girl who was kissing Kevin, in homeroom, back in the tenth grade. She's the girl who was in that video with Kevin and that other girl that Benny showed me in my dream-memory.I want to say, Oh, she's the girl whose face you were eating in the tenth grade!Or maybe, You and Jessica look cute together! Especially when you two aren't up against the wall making out!But instead, I say,Looks like you guys had fun! But why were you going with Jessica?Well you weren't there to go with us, soo...So she's just the replacement?No, no, she's not a replacement!I thought I was the only girl you could stand?Emma, if that was still true, I would've just gone with the guys and not have brung Jessica along.So she IS my replacement?

She's another girl you can stand, and you went with her to the amusement park with the guys.

Sounds like something you'd do with me.Is someone jealous? lolAnswer the question!You first!I asked firstLadies first!Welcome to the 21st century, dumbass.

Is she my replacement?!No! She's not your replacement!Then why'd you go to the amusement park with her?Am I not allowed to hang out with other girls? Is it you and only you?You're allowed to. I just don't want to be pushed to the side now that I'm on the other side of the Pacific.And you won't be! Jesus! I won't forget about you!You promise?Promise.I pause for a second, before typing,So she's not my replacement? Then maybe she's something I never was...... What are you talking about?Maybe she's your girlfriend?What?! Seriously Emma?!!

What makes you think that?!I saw you two kissing in the tenth grade, in Mr. Parker's room.WTF?!!? You saw that?!!

Why didn't you say something?!

Emma that was just a kiss! We're not dating!!Friends with benifits then.

I also saw that video you made with her and that other girl on your phone.You looked through my phone?DONT CHANGE THE SUBJECT!!Emma why do you even care?

Yes, we kissed. Yes, we made a video. But why do you care?Because I loved you. You were one of my only real friends growning up. That meant something to me. I thought it might've meant something to you too...I waited.I waited.Kevin?I waited.I waited.I waited.There was no response.

____________________________That was a seriously long and depressing chapter to try and write.This and the next few chapters will be explaining what happened in Emma's past, because I thought I wasn't explaining enough.Tell me what you guys think! I'll be trying to update again soon, but school is coming up, and I still have my summer job. 5+ comments!I love you all and thank you for sticking with the story for so long. I'll have been writing this story for a year in about a month! I might do a bonus chapter for you guys to celebrate. It'll either be of Youngbae and Emma as kids, Emma and Kevin as kids, or of Emma's mom asking Youngbae to take care of Emma. Tell me which one you think it should be!